ISLAMABAD:Pakistan’s population has surged to 241.49 million in the recent digital census, says a gazette notification issued on Monday. According to the notification, Punjab has reached the figure of 127.68 million as the most populous province. The population of Sindh province was recorded at 55.69 million. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa recorded its population at 40.85 million individuals, said the notification. It added that the Balochistan’s population was at 14.89 million people. The census results showed that Islamabad’s population was recorded at 2.36 million. It said Pakistan’s urban population was 93.75 million while 147.74 million people live in rural areas.

The population of Lahore was recorded at 22.77 million while Karachi witnessed 22.38 million people. The head count in Peshawar was recorded at 13.51 million while Quetta’s population was recorded at 4.25 million. The notification showed that Punjab witnessed the growth rate at 2.53 per cent while Sindh’s growth rate was recorded at 2.57 per cent. The growth rate of Balochistan was recorded at 3.20 per cent while KP’s growth rate remained at 2.38 percent.

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